Happy Banned Books Week, everyone! This is episode 7 of 12. In episode 7 “Judy Blume Eyes,” Kristen and I cover the first lady of anticensorship, Ms. Judy Blume, and the four books of hers that appear on ALA’s Top…

This is episode 6 of 12. Forget breaking up, growing up is what’s really hard to do. Of course, if we could bound gracefully into adulthood, what fun would that be? I much prefer this world where we sputter our…

This is episode 4 of 12. In episode 4 “Tearjerker,” Kristen and I discuss books on ALA’s Top 100 Banned and Challenged Books of 2000-2009 that made us cry. I love books that can elicit a strong emotion from me,…